Tag: vaccine booster

Paul Offit: It ‘Felt Like the Fix Was In’ Before FDA Panel Voted to Reformulate COVID Booster Shots

One of the members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel explained why he voted against adding an Omicron component to fall COVID-19 booster shots raising serious questions over a lack of critical data and the Biden administration’s role in politicizing the process. In a July 6 interview with ZDoggMD, Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education…


Union College Student Booted for Rejecting Vaccine Booster After Having Serious Side Effects

A pre-med biology and Spanish language student of Union College in Upstate New York was unenrolled and given 3 days to pack up and leave for refusing to get a COVID booster shot, after she experienced serious adverse reactions from a second Pfizer vaccine jab. Diamond Puentes values her education a lot, she is a first-generation…


Maryland Governor Launches COVID-19 Booster Cash Lottery Incentive

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday a $2 million cash lottery system to incentivize people to get their COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Hogan announced VaxCash 2.0 Promotion, a lottery incentive system that will dole out a total of $2 million in cash prizes to 12 randomly-selected Maryland residents who receive their booster shot. The initial draw will…


It Is Time to Face Reality About the Vaccines

A number of studies are converging on the fact that 2 doses of vaccination has poor vaccine effectiveness against Omicron. 3 doses does slightly better, but the effect will rapidly wane as antibody titers fall, and infection is certain as the number of exposures increase. These studies have immediate implications for vaccine and health-care policies….


Chile Begins Fourth Vaccine Dose to Prevent the CCP Virus

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Outgoing president Sebastian Pinera announced that as of Jan. 10 the nation will begin the next series of vaccinations against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Immunocompromised people over 12 years of age who received their first booster dose before Sept. 12 last year will be eligible for a fourth dose, or second…


De Blasio Says New Yorkers Who Get COVID-19 Booster Will Receive $100

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that the city would begin offering a $100 cash incentive to New Yorkers who get a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. The city had previously offered similar incentives for people to get their first vaccine doses. De Blasio…


Donald Trump Says He Got a COVID-19 Booster Shot

Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that he has received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The former U.S. president confirmed the news during a Sunday question-and-answer session in Dallas on Bill O’Reilly’s “History Tour.” A video of the press event was shared on social media by O’Reilly’s new organization, No Spin News, and appears to show a small portion of…


Leaders of More States Move To Endorse COVID-19 Booster Shots for All Adults

Leaders of more states have moved to endorse COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, bringing the total to seven states nationwide, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and West Virginia. It comes after Pfizer last week formally asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow all American adults to…


Brits Will Need 3 Jabs to Be Considered ‘Fully Vaccinated’: UK Prime Minister Johnson

People will need to have COVID-19 booster shots on top of the original two doses to be considered “fully vaccinated” in the UK, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. At a Downing Street press briefing, Johnson said the concept of what constitutes “full vaccination” will need to be adjusted. “On boosters, it’s very…


FDA Authorizes Moderna, J&J Booster Shots, ‘Mix and Match’ Approach

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized booster shots for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for certain eligible populations, adding that people can take a different vaccine brand than the ones they’d taken originally. The booster campaign for those aged 65 and over and those at high risk aims to increase protection against COVID-19…